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10 Dec 2016 5:10:33am

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"... the attempt of religious people to place religious ideas in the place of science and morality."

Casews,

I have read your comments, and I still cannot see how this statement makes sense. All people, including you and I, put forward our ideas. If we are trained in the sciences, we probably have more to say then others, but that is all. To polarize this debate by using terms such as religious people and talking snakes is not only offensive but irrational. There are many debates, especially in advanced communities; this crass language does not serve a good purpose. People of faith, or those who do not profess it, will always be viewed within the overall context of good and evil. We should use this criteria when we express our various points of view. If any section of the community insists on matters that are disagreeable, we resort to lawful action.